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Originally Posted by RedHawk12
I think it's fine and absolutely acceptable to feel embarrassed for him. But if one of your teammates did it, or if a Canadian did it if we lost, maybe you feel ashamed in private. Maybe you pull the guy aside and talk to him in the dressing room. I think what should have happened is have the coach talk to the player in the locker room and the player comes out and issues an apology. I think that's the professional way of handling it.
In this case, I remember Ray Ferraro openly criticising Andersson for a solid minute on national television. Then it made headlines on the Sportsnet website and during the replay on TV. And you have fans on the internet openly criticising him.
I know it's a public forum, everyone has rights to voice their opinions, etc. And like I said, what Andersson did was not professional. But to be honest, I feel a little ashamed that we're publicly ragging on this kid while he's down.
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Yes, I agree the coach should have pulled him aside and told him to try and save a bit of face by apologizing even if he didn't really mean it.
My point was that regardless of whether Canada won or lost my view on players throwing medals away in public is the same and that it would be embarrassing had a Canadian did it. I wouldn't lose any sleep over but it's one of those facepalm moments.
I agree some of the criticism is a bit much but I don't have any issues with people pointing out it makes him look bad.